Yes.

I really don't see any reason he should make it out of the 2nd round. He's a turnkey asset at OG and that's if he's not a pretty decent RT in his own right.

I'd damn skippy take him over Kaleb Johnson, that's for sure.

If we could get Millum in R2, I'd have myself a nice little dogfight for LG and Swing-Tackle over camp with Milum, Kingsley, Morris and Nourzad. Winner moves to LG, 2nd is my primary Swing with an inside track at the RT job next year. 3rd becomes Swing IOL (who may well end up replacing Smith) and the 4th place guy probably ends up pretty well buried.

Which is ALSO why I don't see some immediate pressing need to go with an OT in the 1st round. The moment you add another OT to this OL room, you're likely dooming a guy like Nourzad to long-term irrelevance in the organization and I think it's just a little premature. I think he can be a viable ballplayer long-term.

Now if the value is right - c'est la vie. You eat what you kill in the NFL, son. If you can't hang on, so be it -- good luck Hunter. But I'm not reaching, I'm not trading up and I'm damn sure not moving mountains to go get a guy with a questionable knee.

I mean, even if it isn't his POWER KNEE.

(God I hope that becomes a thing. We need more discussion about power knees in here...)

I picked Kaleb Johnson because he was the best available in the Simulator....plus we had the pick 66 which i knew based on Milum's ranking he would still be there.

Your scenario in the follow up post sounds interesting....and I am for sure not in the Josh Simmons camp....too much to lose considering what happened to his knee.

I think there’s a great argument to be made that the board falls off pretty big after about 25 so trading up makes sense

Doing a pick swap with to switch 3rd rd picks is great value in this draft. The 3rd rd will have early 3rd rd talent at the end of the 3rd rd this year. Great spot to get a good RB and DE prospect

He needs to go to the Jets so the jokes can write themselves

The real question is will there be a DT we want left on the board when we pick at 31.

It's a short term overpay to buy more time in the long run.

I’m leaning towards Nolen, Grant, and Harmon all being long gone…

I really feel like the Chiefs might be caught in no man’s land at 31…

That’s why I believe only looking at OL/DL is foolish, I can see Veach going in a completely different direction than a lot of people think.

The whole “auto pick what ever offensive lineman is there at 31” narrative that I see in so many mocks and shows is the dumbest thing in this entire buildup.

This is such a deep DL draft and they literally sprinted out at the start of FA to sign a LT.

I think the Chiefs have given themselves a lot of options and Veech has no idea who will be available and what direction he is going to go. But OL is probably the least likely, given how fast they come off the board.

I also think it is possible for them to move back to the top of the second round if the Browns, Giants etc need to move back in the first to grab Dart or another QB.

Yep, I think it is a given we grab a DL in our first 3 picks.

For those on Twitter, please post whatever you come across.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> GM Brett Veach has just kicked off his pre-draft press conference.</p>&mdash; Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgsween/status/1912884720716652880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

My sources say no RB round 1 this year.

RB doesn’t seem very high on the priority list unless Veach is playing the reverse psychology game lol

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brett Veach mentioned offensive line, defensive line, cornerback and wide receiver as areas the Chiefs could target in the draft.</p>&mdash; Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) <a href="https://twitter.com/KCChiefs_Matt/status/1912886084771676436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sounds like there’s some optimism

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> GM Brett Veach on Trey Smith negotiations: &quot;Hopefully, we get that done. There is no lack of interest, will, or desire on our end.&quot; <br><br>He says that once the draft is over, they&#39;ll reconnect with his agency, CAA.</p>&mdash; Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldmctNFL/status/1912886439840198769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>